The Feb. 16, 1861, visit was while Lincoln was enroute to his first inauguration and while the nation was on the brink of ...
In light of President Donald Trump's desire to eliminate the penny, it's noteworthy that one of the most significant coins ...
The cover of 'Nance: A Girl of Color and Her Lawyer Abraham Lincoln,' a new book by Kevin Orlin Johnson. It details the case ...
Legins-Costley lived for many years in Pekin, where she is commemorated with a downtown memorial. A Pekin woman who gained her freedom from indentured servitude with the help of Abraham Lincoln ...